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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
June 25, 2024
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
CRITEO S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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France | | 001-36153 | | Not Applicable |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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32 Rue Blanche | Paris | France | | 75009 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | | | (Zip Code) |
+33 17 585 0939
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: | | | | | |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | |
American Depositary Shares, each representing one ordinary share, nominal value €0.025 per share | CRTO | Nasdaq Global Select Market | |
Ordinary Shares, nominal value €0.025 per share* | | Nasdaq Global Select Market | |
*Not for trading, but only in connection with the registration of the American Depositary Shares.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
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ITEM 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
On June 25, 2024, Criteo S.A. (the "Company") held its 2024 Annual Combined General Meeting of Shareholders (the "2024 Annual General Meeting"). The number of votes cast for and against and the number of abstentions with respect to each matter voted upon at the 2024 Annual General Meeting are set forth below. Because none of the matters voted upon at the 2024 Annual General Meeting were considered “routine” under relevant stock exchange rules, brokers were not permitted to exercise discretion with respect to any matter; accordingly, there were no broker non-votes with respect to any matter.
1.The resolution renewing the term of office of Ms. Megan Clarken as Director was approved, based upon the following votes:
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Voted For | Voted Against | Abstained |
55,803,187 | 170,138 | 102,297 |
2.The resolution renewing the term of office of Ms. Marie Lalleman as Director was approved, based upon the following votes:
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Voted For | Voted Against | Abstained |
53,172,074 | 2,753,206 | 103,422 |
3.The resolution renewing the term of office of Mr. Edmond Mesrobian as Director was approved, based upon the following votes:
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Voted For | Voted Against | Abstained |
55,717,735 | 212,783 | 98,974 |
4.The resolution appointing Mr. Ernst Teunissen as Director was approved, based upon the following votes:
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Voted For | Voted Against | Abstained |
55,897,436 | 25,201 | 106,855 |
5.The resolution renewing the term of office of RBB Business Advisors as statutory auditor was approved, based upon the following votes:
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Voted For | Voted Against | Abstained |
55,828,466 | 64,121 | 136,915 |
6.The resolution approving, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation for the named executive officers of the Company, was approved, based upon the following votes:
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Voted For | Voted Against | Abstained |
49,523,781 | 6,425,925 | 126,789 |
7.The resolution approving the statutory financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 was approved, based upon the following votes:
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Voted For | Voted Against | Abstained |
55,732,251 | 3,694 | 293,252 |
8.The resolution approving the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 was approved, based upon the following votes:
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Voted For | Voted Against | Abstained |
55,732,696 | 3,549 | 292,907 |
9.The resolution approving the allocation of profits for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 was approved, based upon the following votes:
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Voted For | Voted Against | Abstained |
55,932,426 | 4,363 | 92,408 |
10.The resolution approving the Indemnification Agreement entered into between the Company and Mr. Frederik van der Kooi (agreement referred to in Articles L.225-38 et seq. of the French Commercial Code) was approved, based upon the following votes:
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Voted For | Voted Against | Abstained |
55,871,970 | 11,630 | 142,795 |
11.The resolution delegating authority to the board of directors of the Company (the "Board of Directors") to execute a buyback of Company stock in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 225-209-2 of the French Commercial Code was approved, based upon the following votes:
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Voted For | Voted Against | Abstained |
55,890,065 | 36,426 | 149,710 |
12.The resolution delegating authority to the Board of Directors to reduce the Company’s share capital by cancelling shares as part of the authorization to the Board of Directors allowing the Company to buy back its own shares in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 225-209-2 of the French Commercial Code was approved, based upon the following votes:
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Voted For | Voted Against | Abstained |
55,929,976 | 20,918 | 78,307 |
13.The resolution delegating authority to the Board of Directors to reduce the Company’s share capital by cancelling shares acquired by the Company in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 225-208 of the French Commercial Code was approved, based upon the following votes:
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Voted For | Voted Against | Abstained |
55,928,365 | 22,564 | 78,273 |
14.The resolution delegating authority to the Board of Directors to reduce the share capital by way of a buyback of Company stock followed by the cancellation of the repurchased stock was approved, based upon the following votes:
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Voted For | Voted Against | Abstained |
52,709,940 | 3,290,270 | 75,817 |
15.The resolution delegating authority to the Board of Directors to grant time-based restricted stock units (“Time-Based RSUs”) to employees and corporate officers of the Company and employees of its subsidiaries pursuant to the provisions of Articles L. 225-197-1 et seq. of the French Commercial Code, without shareholders' preferential subscription rights, was approved, based upon the following votes:
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Voted For | Voted Against | Abstained |
50,498,695 | 5,445,040 | 85,155 |
16.The resolution delegating authority to the Board of Directors to grant performance-based restricted stock units ("Performance-Based RSUs") to employees and corporate officers of the Company and employees of its subsidiaries pursuant to the provisions of Articles L. 225-197-1 et seq. of the French Commercial Code, without shareholders' preferential subscription rights, was approved, based upon the following votes:
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Voted For | Voted Against | Abstained |
50,636,173 | 5,310,065 | 82,738 |
17.The resolution approving the maximum number of shares that may be issued or acquired pursuant to Resolution 16 of the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting dated June 13, 2023 (authorization to grant options to purchase or to subscribe shares), Resolution 15 (authorization to grant Time-Based RSUs to employees and corporate officers of the Company and employees of its subsidiaries) and Resolution 16 (authorization to grant Performance-Based RSUs to employees and corporate officers of the Company and employees of its subsidiaries) was approved, based upon the following votes:
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Voted For | Voted Against | Abstained |
49,003,103 | 6,938,806 | 87,117 |
18.The resolution delegating authority to the Board of Directors to increase the Company’s share capital by issuing Ordinary Shares, or any securities giving access to the Company’s share capital, for the benefit of a category of persons meeting predetermined criteria (underwriters), without shareholders' preferential subscription rights, was approved, based upon the following votes:
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Voted For | Voted Against | Abstained |
53,198,438 | 2,741,568 | 86,749 |
19.The resolution delegating authority to the Board of Directors to increase the Company’s share capital by issuing Ordinary Shares, or any securities giving access to the Company’s share capital, while preserving the shareholders' preferential subscription rights, was approved, based upon the following votes:
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Voted For | Voted Against | Abstained |
52,701,994 | 3,237,191 | 87,579 |
20.The resolution delegating authority to the Board of Directors to increase the Company's share capital by issuing Ordinary Shares or any securities giving access to the Company's share capital through a public offering (excluding offers covered by paragraph 1 of article L. 411-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code), without shareholders' preferential subscription rights, was approved, based upon the following votes:
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Voted For | Voted Against | Abstained |
53,064,190 | 2,875,235 | 87,339 |
21.The resolution delegating authority to the Board of Directors to increase the number of securities to be issued as a result of a share capital increase with or without preserving shareholders' preferential subscription rights pursuant to Resolutions 18, 19, and 20 ('green shoe") was approved, based upon the following votes:
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Voted For | Voted Against | Abstained |
52,790,478 | 3,141,045 | 95,241 |
22.The resolution delegating authority to the Board of Directors to increase the Company's share capital by way of issuing shares and securities giving access to the Company's share capital for the benefit of members of a Company savings plan (plan d'épargne d’entreprise), without shareholders' preferential subscription rights, was approved, based upon the following votes:
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Voted For | Voted Against | Abstained |
55,407,247 | 532,071 | 87,446 |
23.The resolution approving the overall limits pursuant to Resolution 18 to Resolution 22 was approved, based upon the following votes:
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Voted For | Voted Against | Abstained |
55,918,877 | 12,124 | 95,728 |
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ITEM 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | Criteo S.A. |
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Date: June 26, 2024 | By: | /s/ Ryan Damon |
| Name: | Ryan Damon |
| Title: | Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer |